Software Engineer III, Infrastructure
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 20, 2026. Google scores B on the Alion truth index.
About the job
Google Cloud's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google Cloud's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. You will anticipate our customer needs and be empowered to act like an owner, take action and innovate. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward.
Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.
Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.US: $147000 - $210000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits
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Responsibilities
Write product or system development code.
- Embed with a partner team to learn its system, build working relationships, and co-design and deliver a first path to production for Rust.
- Teach advanced Rust development through pair programming, code review, and workshops until partner engineers write, review, and advocate Rust independently.
- Help partner teams verify and safely roll out migrated code, and prepare them to debug and operate Rust in production.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- 2 years of experience with software development or 1 year of experience with an advanced degree in an industry setting.
- Experience in Rust for systems programming and experience reading and reasoning about large C++ codebases.
- Experience in operating systems, concurrency, memory management, and networking.
Preferred qualifications:
- 2 years of experience with data structures and algorithms.
- Experience developing accessible technologies.
- Experience migrating C or C++ code to Rust, or with C++/Rust interoperability.
- Experience using AI coding agents for substantial engineering work.
- Contributions to the Rust ecosystem, such as open source crates, talks, or workshops.